Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced their separation in 2016. (Photo Credits: Reuters)
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt share six children together, namely, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt.
Amid the ongoing legal battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, new allegations have surfaced which claim that the Salt actress has been influencing her children to avoid spending time with their father during the visits. The couple share six children together, namely, Maddox Jolie-Pitt (22), Pax Jolie-Pitt (20), Zahara Jolie-Pitt (19), Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (17), Vivienne Jolie-Pitt (15) and Knox Jolie-Pitt (15). According to People Magazine, these allegations were made public in court by Tony Webb, a security guard who previously worked for the former couple between 2000 and 2020. He filed detailed documents with the court.
According to the report, Tony Webb alleged that he was contacted by Angelina Jolie’s aide, Michael Vieira, who tried to prevent two bodyguards from testifying in Jolie’s custody battle with Pitt. He revealed that Michael Vieira tried to dissuade the bodyguards from testifying and emphasised that they had signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the actress. Webb also revealed that, despite the testaments, one of the bodyguards, named Ross Foster, has expressed his desire to testify against the actress after he overheard her encouraging children not to spend time with Pitt during their custody visits.
After hearing the allegations against Angelia Jolie, Paul Murphy, an attorney for Angelina Jolie, dismissed Pitt’s attempts to equate common NDAs with an attempt to cover up his actions. He added that the actress has been seeking separation to safeguard the health of her family. In their defence, Pitt’s lawyers submitted Webb’s declaration to illustrate that Jolie herself had utilised NDAs in the past over the issue of their French winery, Chateau Miraval.
After the couple filed for separation in 2016, Pitt’s lawyers have accused Jolie of turning the business dispute into a slideshow about family court matters. Jolie’s lawyers, on the other hand, suggested that Pitt feared the release of sealed documents related to their custody battle. Her lawyers also revealed that these allegations against Pitt have encouraged their children to avoid Pitt during visits. The couple has been involved in a long legal battle for the custody of their children.
